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Researchers use seaweed to cut concrete’s carbon footprint
University of Washington researchers say they have developed a low-carbon cement alternative by using powdered seaweed. When ...
Next steps for AltEn site cleanup submitted to Nebraska regulators
The pesticide-contaminated waste once stockpiled at AltEn, the former ethanol plant near Mead, Nebraska, will soon be gone ...
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Ancient Phoenician Builders Used Concrete-Like Plaster Before the Romans
Archaeologists in Lebanon uncovered the oldest hydraulic lime plaster in Phoenician architecture, predating Roman concrete by ...
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Roman ruins inspire scientists to create cement from volcanic rock, no kiln required
A 2,000-year-old Roman observation about volcanic ash is inspiring researchers to reinvent cement and slash its carbon ...